peen

3 definitions found

peen - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Peen \Peen\, v. t.
     To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the
     peen of a hammer or sledge.
     [1913 Webster]

  Peen \Peen\ (p[=e]n), n. [Cf. G. pinne pane of a hammer.]
     (a) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a
         hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by
         indentation.
     (b) The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer.
         [Spelt also pane, pein, and piend.]
         [1913 Webster]

peen - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  peen
      n 1: the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface
           (may have various shapes)